Flying United's Second-Longest Flight | San Francisco to Singapore 787-9 Trip Report [UA29]
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Have you ever wondered what 16 hours crammed in the back of United economy is like? I found out so you never have to! Back in August, I flew United from San Francisco to Singapore as part of a $750 trip from Toronto to Singapore to Vancouver. This was a bare bones economy ticket, so preferred seating was pretty much out of the question. That meant that fresh off a 5-hour trip in Air Canada economy from Toronto, I had the pleasure of cramming into a 31’ x 17’ seat that would be my home for most of an entire day.
Other than showing you what United’s ultra-long haul economy product is like, I wanted to give you some of my favourite tips and tricks for surviving 10hr+ flights in the back. If you have any of your own tips to share, drop them in the comments below!
As always, huge thanks for watching and the support. Don’t forget to like, drop a comment and subscribe!
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THE FLIGHT
-Callsign: “United 29 heavy” [UA29]
-Date: August 13, 2019
-Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
-Registration: N24973 (delivered February 2018)
-Seat: 34L (economy)
-Departure gate: G97
-Departure runway: 28L
-Flight time: 15:40
-Cruising altitude: 34,000’-37,000’
-Arrival runway: 20C
-Arrival gate: E3 (Terminal 2)
-Route: GNNRR2 ALCOA CEPAS COBAD 4100N/14000W 4300N/15000W 4200N/16000W 3800N/17000W 3300N/18000E 2800N/17000E 2400N/16000E 2000N/15000E 1600N/14000E ENDAX P515 TOKON M767 TEGID M767 TOMAN KARTO1A
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THE TICKET
I paid $785 (CAD) for this ticket, which was from Toronto to Singapore through San Francisco, and returning to Vancouver through Tokyo on ANA. This came after a few weeks searching for a fun trip on ITA Matrix, and I had to book it through a travel agent. Luckily, I had an amazing one with Andrew at RTW Travel. Definitely check him out if you get the chance!
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Flight 1: Toronto-San Francisco (Air Canada)
Flight 2: San Francisco-Singapore (United)
Flight 3: Singapore-Tokyo Narita (ANA)
Flight 4: Tokyo Haneda-Vancouver (ANA)
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EQUIPMENT
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MUSIC
Future James: Life Could Be a Dream
G-Wiz: Lonely Day
Joakim Karud: Looking to the Sky; Road Trip
DJ Quads: Cha Cha Cha; Running
The wing flex on this plane is CRAZY!!
I wish they would do a daytime flight from SFO/LAX to Sydney, because I just can’t stand overnight flights/sleeping on planes.
Same here, I really love being able to see out the window
I survived the LA to Singapore route back in 2018 too! It was an unforgettable experience and one that I’ll cherish, being that United discontinued the route. Nice video and continued travels to you!
Awesome video man I loved it
Thanks so much!
I’m glad I just came across your channel. Your commentary is great and very informative. Just subscribed, looking forward to seeing more content from you.
Apologies for the late reply here, but thank you so much! Really means a lot :)
Good music, footage and info. Enjoyed it.
Great Video!!! United and SFO are by far the two best things lol
Awesome review!! I fly this flight regularly every so couple months. Upgrading the seat to premium economy is a must for me.
Thanks, really appreciated! And if I wasn't trying to survive on that student budget I'd definitely be doing the same, the extra legroom would have made a world of difference
Your tips are definitely very useful. Nice video and coverage of the overall trip. I am currently planning for my year-end trip with SFO-SIN with UA as my inbound journey and come across your video. Good info and very entertaining.
Great advice and nice editing. I’m going on a 12 hour flight on United going to Tokyo
Thanks, really appreciated! Hope it was a good trip
Good video...that is a rough flight in economy. I'm flying from the US to Singapore in April but I'm going East so I can fly on Qatar. I've subscribed!
Wow I really love your commentary and general disposition. And great footage, most informative trip report on this flight period. Your channel will def blow up with this quality, keep it up
Thank you so much! That's really appreciated
Awesome video and production. I did the Toronto>Singapore>Toronto trip 4 times with United last year, so this video brought back some memories!
No way! Kudos for you for surviving all those long rides. Happy you enjoyed the vid :)
In the future -- for every Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft of all airlines (including United Airlines) parked at the gate with 2 jetbridges --, the gate MUST ALWAYS use BOTH jetbridges for passenger loading and unloading to ease the passenger traffic for both boarding and deplaning processes.
Duuudee! I really like the editing you did for this video :) It is so lively and the timings are perfect! Nice review too and looking forward to the return flight review!
You're a HERO thanks so much man! Really appreciated. Trying to crack out the next few as soon as school dies down haha
I took nonstop flight from Phoenix to Frankfurt on Condor. It’s a very long flight. I sleep on the plane. I was on the inaugural flight. The flight was so successful. Coming home from Frankfurt to Phoenix. It’s took 13 hours flight. I got all 3 empty seat. It wasn’t too much passengers. I flew on the 767-300ER. I was visiting my brother in Basel for a week. When I came back home. I was so extremely tired. I have sleep for most of the day. Because it’s a very long jet legged.
Great Video! Enjoyed watching it!
Thanks man! Really appreciated
Even though it’s from 19 this video is very informative I’m actually looking at when I can return to Australia and it looks like I’m flying from the West Coast Frisco to Singapore Singapore to Perth very good advice very very good advice
Flew on the return trip and it was better than expected! 15 hour flight but felt more like 3 hours. 🤣
Back in2015 I did Qantas iah to syd...18 hours on the plane...17:22 in the air
Binge watching United flights atm....4.5 hours first flight from iah to nrt then on to bkk
Nice to know you👍
Great video my friend keep up the good work 😁 also i love the 787.
Very interesting. It will help make me think that my flights to and from Nova Scotia are just a local hop, although even 6 hours sucks!
Definitely feel that!
I took the same flight and posted a vlog about it on my channel! Great video btw!
Awesome, I'll be sure to check it out. Thanks!
Headed out from Toronto for the same flight today, except on the night flight. Very nervous about such a long flight. I also got a great fare one way. Ended up going to premium economy a month ago. United’s website is really easy to use if you want to change seats or upgrade. I was surprised that when I upgraded my service they refunded the original seat booking price. It was only $9.00, but still thought it was nice.
How was the flight? Hope it went well!
17 inches of pitch sounds rough 😂. Also damn! Toronto to Singapore is quite the journey. Great flight review. Personally I’d be happy to deal with the uncomfortable seat (all 17 inches of it) if it meant flying on a Dreamliner. Bucket list material right there.
Was definitely worth it in the long run, honestly a lot less bad than I was worried it would be. Hope ya get the chance sometime!
United!!!!!! 😅bless your heart, honey
It never hurts to bring chocolate treats for flight staff. It helps with extras!
Was going to! But unfortunately only had a 30 minute connection
I have a 17 hour 45 minute flight coming up Houston to Sydney. I can only hope I can find some knockout drops.
Your voice is pure ASMR
Lol, I'm flying this exact plane, registration checked, and this seat is a few rows behind me.
My route is ORD-DEL.
That tomato was bigger then the meal LOL ...
9:00 whaaat? OMG 😂😂
1:00 what 767-300!! someone misplaced that you wouldnt have made it LOL!
That 757 at 2:42 I was in that plane.
when?
Fantastic trip report. I think they should've served more than 2 meals since this is a 16-hour flight. I love UA's IFE, but I'm not a fan of their catering service tbh
I was on that flight, but it was Singapore to San Francisco on the 777-300ER
no 777-300ER fly SIN-SFO nonstop, you were likely flying one stop SIN-HKG-SFO
Nice shooting , are you staff in airport?
Thanks! I am indeed, but in Vancouver haha
@13:30 whoa MH A380 at Singapore??
How was the legroom ?
It was survivable, but definitely not great - if you have the choice to upgrade to an Economy Plus seat (or go with a different airline altogether) I'd consider that first
AA has better legroom imo
didn't united tell its flight attendants to not lock the windows for passengers? why do they keep doing it?
11:58 isn’t that the Penang Bridge?
At 00:59 you show a card with B767-300. So how is this titled 787?
I did the same trip…but I connected on a flight from Newark. I did not “survive” I THOROUGHLY enjoyed it. In my humble opinion, you started the video off pretty negatively. Of course it was an ordeal if that was the mindset from the very beginning!! My focus was on the vacation and how lucky I was to be able to afford one of any kind.
These UA-cam travel videos will often make it seem like only business or first class are fit for humans. This is not true. Life is what you make of it and as long as you get there safely and enjoy your destination, Economy class is just fine.
If anyone is wondering (or even cares about this opinion) I am indeed a veteran of tons of long distance airline trips. Most of which have been in economy class (when I became an adult, paying my own way). Zero regrets and the experiences were GREAT.
PS: After Singapore, I went to Australia which was also the trip of a lifetime…also in economy
PPS: your tips and tricks were absolutely correct, in my experience. Never underestimate the benefits of plane yoga too!
It's very fortunate that I purchased Premium Econ because of my very long legs.
You should try SQ32 next, SIN-SFO. And compare the differences
Would LOVE to someday - flew the Singapore A350 from Barcelona last year and it was great
Where is the UA 747-400? I don't see any of them.
Stradivarius Strad they retired in 2017
Memasuki wilayah Indonesia
With lots o’ Sleeping pills & alcohols 😂😂
United serves Stella Artois beer ? 😝
This is definitely the worst beer on this earth. They should serve Becks or Warsteiner. Belgium beer is used in Germany for cleaning cars and trucks ( no joke ).
DO NOT SIT IN YOUR SEAT THE WHOLE TIME BECAUSE WHEN YOU STAND YOUR LEGS WILL BE MESSED UP and it might lead to issues with your health.
Lol boeing 767 safety card even tho your in the 787 aircraft
Was hoping someone would notice that lol
@@dmairplane did you fly on Singapore Airlines A350 from SIN-SFO?
Why would anyone want to torture themselves flying United for that long? Should have flown a real airline like Singapore.
Pretty sure you missed a key tip in this whole thing... Take a couple Xanax!